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HR 8047 116th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations

DUAL IG Act

Introduced: August 14, 2020 Introduced by: Keating, William R. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Aug 14, 2020
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Demanding Unconditional Accountability under the Law for Inspectors General Act or the DUAL IG Act

This bill prohibits a person serving as an acting inspector general from performing the functions and duties of another position within the government.

What's happening now August 14, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8047: DUAL IG Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8047/
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"H.R. 8047: DUAL IG Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8047/.
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H.R. 8047, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8047/.
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